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PaddyOB's Acan Lords ***Growth Tracking***
I have started using Acan Plus over Reef-Roids. I only changed because:
1) I needed coral food 2) It is cheaper than Reef-Roids 3) The pictures posted by the maker looked fantastic. Here I will post weekly the progress (if any) my Acan Lords make. I only have two.... so it will be easy to track. I just took a before feeding and after feeding picture of each and I will post them once my camera dries off. I have also decided to track my Favia. It has barely grown in the two years I have had it... and after feeding it Acan Plus tonight it had polyp extension I have never seen on it before. |
Here is my first Acan. The pics of the second Acan never turned out well. I am using a new camera (Pentax W90 waterproof) and I need some time to get used to it. Can't see the viewfinder when my hand is in the tank. So bare with me.
Before feeding Acan Plus... http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/pic...pictureid=3964 After feeding Acan Plus. Note the color enhancement immediately after. That amazed me. http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/pic...pictureid=3965 |
Looking great! I'm using Acan Plus as well and love it! It works for my Blastos and even my Zoanthids. What I like best is that I can cut down to once a week for Mysis Shrimp making for a much tidier tank. I know you're 'gonna love this stuff; my critters sure do :-)
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Its an awesome product. Noticed changes in my blastos and acans after the first feeding.
btw, nice acans |
looking good Patrick.....looks like im going to have to stock up again lol.....
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Thanks Steve! Here's my plug for yah.... Acan Plus available at Red Coral Edmonton! Grab some on your next visit!!! :grab: |
hahaha nice
Steve |
Anyone know whether it is sold in Vancouver?
Thanks |
i'm sure one of the RC's can ship it to you. its worth it
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Do you feed it at night or durning the day? I tried some none of my lps will even look at it.
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Night. I have a dusk cycle with my lights and they seem to like it.
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Wow Patrick that's awesome! I think I'll be picking up some of that.
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I leave my power heads on but turn off my main pump so water does not filter out the overflow. I let what ever hits the water column circulate for the other filter feeders in the tank for about an hour and then start my pump back up. I target feed the LPS only. |
Drip Tease your Acans
I feed whenever tentacles come out (typically sunset/dusk tank time though they've asked for it some mornings too). I make sure all powerheads off; pumps off; give a teensy drip tease to a couple or three heads to start the frenzy and then the whole colony says "gimmee now."
I mix fairly thick to better control the way the substance drips...not that it isn't amazingly easy to direct. Oh yes, I leave them to feed for about forty minutes before powering back up as well. I suppose one could do 15 minutes feedings but I like to let them dine elegantly LOL! Actually, I bought a cheap, curved-tipped, plastic syringe at PMS Hobby, cut the tip off and glued it into the end of a long, plastic pipette thingy... used CorAffix glue and it's held for a month now. That way I can even shoot itty-bitty heads down under. (Hint: cut the little tip off in tiny increments until you get a hole diameter you like to work with.) If you can find the link to Mjes video showing how he feeds, you'll see the technique (just look for his posts). Letting it go into the water column is kindof wasteful imho... He uses a lot of the food in the video but that's just to show how to do it... all it takes is a nice blob that covers the central area of the polyp and whooopeee. Once you get a good blob onto a mouth, I think you'll be pleasantly surprised... My Acans are little piggies for the stuff. >:-) Bunny :laluot_27: |
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totally agree. I reduce my flow to almost nothing and feed it really thick |
Great pics on the Acans.
All three stores will get more AcanPlus at the end of the week. Our two shipments went faster than projected. Kevin |
Wow, those look great, does the acan food feed other LPS as well? Or is it acan specific.
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all types of LPS, my chalice even took some of it
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Yup and Ditto,
Not Acan specific at all.... I've fed my Blastos, Micromussae, Zoanthids, Duncans, a Frogspawn and even got responses from Tonga Shrooms... And the real kicker is my Green Spotted Mandarin is actually chasing the stuff down and I believe is feeding on it! The particles are so tiny it's hard to see but the jerking feeding motion of my little Greenie is pretty indicative of eating... and that fat tummy.... how kewl is that! Bunny |
I managed to get a hold of some.
Looking forward to the results |
Feeding.
I am feeding 2-3 times a week.
I am now turning off all circulation for 10 minutes as it is definitely much easier to target when everything drops straight down. I have before and after pics from todays feeding and will post once the camera dries off. I am tracking my two acans, favia and chalice. The favia and chalice frags have not grow in two years while feeding reef-roids. |
12/18/10
Shots turned out great for Acan #2.... it is in an easier place to shoot. note the intense coloration it is getting. Wow. When I got #2 it was red with a purple-ish trim..... definitely gaining more color since starting to use Acan Plus.
I need to re=upload... something funny happened.... all pixelated. Must be the size I edited to. #2 before feeding... http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/pic...pictureid=3975 #2 After feeding... http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/pic...pictureid=3976 |
Haven't fed any of my LPS before, what's a bottle of that stuff worth?
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$19.99 available at any Red Coral franchise!
Steve |
Wow! that's some awesome colors!
I don't have the Lords, but I am hoping that my little frags will grow up looking even half as good! |
well time to get some acan plus then!
Steve |
Ya I tried it too.....Zoas seem to like it and I've noticed a few new polyps sprout up overnight. My Trumpet likes it too. I've tried it on my open brain and it shows a feeding response but the next day it always seems to look swollen in some places....not sure what's happening there. Oh yeah....don't be an idiot like me and mix it with ro/di water instead of tank water.....derrr. I've mixed it quite thick with some chopped up Mysis in there too and definately noticed some differences the next day
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Fun with Acan Plus
Yup, swollen means it's eaten and is happy.... Insert burping sounds here...
Did you know this product has been painstakingly designed by a home boy.... Albertan, Canadian no less! Jmes (on Canreef) background in health and nutrition is combined with a love of reef keeping. He has a passion for Acans and LPS that led to his experimenting for four years and creating a food that goes far beyond basic fodder and helps your corals thrive! All too often we put too much faith in exotic or foreign labels... It's time to ditch our national modesty and stand up and recognize we have serious talent right here at home :-) Let me put it this way.... Acan Plus is to mainstream foods as "Dyson" is to "Electrolux." OK, lousy analogy... but, it is profoundly different. The Bunny :laluot_01: Acan Plus rules! Way to go dude! p.s. Newly noted behaviour of our house cat... He comes running when I open the jar of Acan Plus.... he loves the smell!!! And no, I draw the line at feeding it to him LOL! |
Wait... reason #4 for using Acan Plus.... PRODUCT OF ALBERTA!!! Good thinking!
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Well maybe we should stop posting so there's still some available on the shelves...lol....Kevin was saying it was flying off the shelves. Anyone know what the shelf-life is on these little bottles?
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What about your tank's fishes or snails? Sometimes I target feed the LPSs and get these fishes ans snails cruising around, picking shrimps etc off the polyps.
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Excellent questions about whether fish like it.... if they sneak off with the food before an LPS can finish..... and shelf life too!
Perhaps Red Coral can answer shelf-life questions for you. I am now certain my spotted Mandarin is eating whatever she can find (Her response is immediate and fast for a dragonet). It's possible your fish will like it as well but remember it's particulate size is teeeensy and easily snarfed down by corals. Fish haven't posed a problem for me as I take care of one colony at a time. My coral critters close, or "grab" their food quickly. By the time I'm three mouths ahead, the first has shut up nicely (if not faster). It took me only two days to train my LPS to do that. The fish, snails, and hermit crabs don't try to approach if I'm in there. I feed Nori as needed for my giant Cowrie but it really only horns very late at night. So far, so good. Guess it depends on how your individual fish will respond tho I would definitely speak with Red Coral or Mjes here on Canreef. Gotta run now... but not before wishing everyone a wonderful Holiday! Bunny |
Will try to remember to pick some up the next time I'm in.
What with ogling all the corals and fish, I don't usually remember to do anything else. Seems like a great product all around. Can't wait to try it out for myself. |
I almost bought some of this stuff last time I was in Red Coral, I'll have to remember to grab some next time I'm there.
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It is fantastic. All my corals seem to like it.
My Favia is definitely growing and my bubble is outta control! Frogspawn has been regaining it's fullness and I have even moved on to trying it on my zoas. I have a few "slow" growing colonies I am going to see if they do any better. I am feeding about 2-3 times a week minimum. UNFORTUNATELY my F@@@'n camera has stopped powering up and I do not know why. It had some issues when I first got it but it was repaired and now I am ****ed to see it having issues again. Expensive little camera. I will not buy online again... as a side note. I saved money on the camera but have already had to pay shipping to send it back to Pentax once.... and now I believe I have to again. F&^%&%^$%&*^!!!!! |
Couple updates... look at tentacle extension on these two....
http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/pic...pictureid=4006 http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/pic...pictureid=4004 My Chalice never extended anything in the two years I have had it. Start feeding Acan Plus... Woalah! |
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